| Rackspace
Recognized by Microsoft as Hosting Solutions Service
Provider of the Year [10th October 2003]
SAN ANTONIO, Oct 10, 2003 (BUSINESS
WIRE) -- Rackspace Managed Hosting, the leading provider
of managed hosting services, today announced it has
been named by Microsoft Corp. as the winner in the annual
Microsoft Certified Partner Awards as the Communications
Sector -- Hosting Solutions Service Provider of the
Year. Service Providers around the globe were considered
for their application service development platform,
communication services, operational capabilities, quality
of service delivery and end customer satisfaction.
According to Pascal Martin, general
manager for the Communications and Mobile Solutions
Group at Microsoft, "There is a reason Rackspace
is the fastest-growing hosting provider on the Microsoft
platform. The company has rapidly adopted all the latest
Microsoft technologies and solutions, including Windows
Server 2003, Internet Information Services 6.0, SQL
Server, as well as the Microsoft Solutions for Windows-based
Hosting, and has deployed them consistently with their
renowned Fanatical Support(tm). Among our Gold Certified
Partners for Hosting and Application Services, Rackspace
was selected for its industry leadership and advanced
use of our technologies to deliver customers superior
managed solutions."
"Achieving the title of Microsoft
Hosting Solutions Service Provider of the Year illustrates
Rackspace's total commitment to provide exceptional
managed hosting on the Microsoft platform," said
Graham Weston, CEO and co-chairman of Rackspace Managed
Hosting. "Together, Rackspace and Microsoft collaborate
on the best solutions, tools and procedures, including
the Solution for Windows-based Hosting version 2.0,
needed to deliver the stable hosting environment with
Fanatical Support that our enterprise customers demand."
Rackspace was honored with the award
at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference event in
New Orleans, La., on Oct. 9, 2003.
About the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
Program
The Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
Program has been created to provide market recognition
to companies providing Hosting and Application Services
that, through the program's certification process, have
demonstrated a consistent, high-quality delivery of
specific solutions built on Microsoft technology. This
program helps end users and other critical players in
the hosting and application services value chain identify
organizations that meet a high level of service readiness,
competency and capacity for deploying Microsoft technology
in a hosted environment.
About Rackspace Managed Hosting
Rackspace
Managed Hosting(tm) is a leading provider of managed
Web hosting solutions. Founded in 1998, Rackspace offers
a wide range of managed services for hosting platforms
of all sizes and complexities, including burstable connectivity,
100% uptime SLA, load balancing, security and patching,
advanced storage solutions and disaster recovery. Rackspace
has received numerous industry awards for its brand
of customer service, known as Fanatical Support(tm),
and was awarded the Frost & Sullivan Customer Value
Enhancement (CVE) Award in 2002 and 2003. For more information,
visit
www.rackspace.com,
or call 800-961-2888.
SOURCE: Rackspace Managed Hosting
Rackspace Managed Hosting, San Antonio
Annalie Drusch, 210-892-4000, ext. 1234
adrusch@rackspace.com
or
Bridgeman Communications for Rackspace
Christine Cayer, 617-742-7270
christine@bridgeman.com
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